Epiphone es 295

[RUSSET]

Hi Mike,
Good to hear you are pleased with the new Casino. I have just tried mine with an amp today. My brother (Bass player) comes here every Friday for a jam with me. I am pleased with the variety of sounds you can get from it. It's not just a jangle machine, as I once feared, but reacts well to higher gain situations too, & doesn't feedback unless you set the gain too high & point the guitar at the speaker. The only thing I was a bit disappointed with was that I didn't realise it has a 12" radius fingerboard, & that is a little too flat for my liking. Although I guess I will get used to it. I have been brought up on 7.25" & 9" radiuses (radii ?) & prefer a bit of camber.
I see that Epi are also making an ES339 with P90s, & one with humbuckers too. They both have the Tunamatic bridge & stoptail, as opposed to the Coupe Trapeze. There is also a very nice Riviera model with 3 x P90s & a Gold finish Bigsby, but this is a full-sized body.

Tony.

[Mikey]

Hi Tony
Fortunately the Casino neck suits my small (ish) hands whereas I find the one on my Epi ĹP Traditional Plus Top Pro (could there be a guitar with a longer name?) a bit on the awkward side but I'm getting used to it. I was going to sell it but I've decided to persevere as it's a good example of an Epi Les Paul. The Strat neck feels super slim by comparison

[Ryan]

Hi All,
Just to update on the tuning problems i was having with my es-295. Since JimN and Alan recommended changing my strings to 12 gauge about a month ago, due to this guitar having a floating bridge, (which i did), I can honestly say my tuning problems have now vanished. I haven't bothered to change the bridge to a rolling bridge, which i was considering, as there hasn't been any need for it.
I was considering (regrettably) getting rid of this guitar, as it was driving me mad . I wouldn't have thought such a subtle change, would have made such a difference. I am now definitely keeping it and gonna enjoy catching up on some of the playing i originally brought it for.
Cheers for all the very helpful advice that has been given, and also to anyone else who has given me info about this guitar.
Ryan

[JimN]

That's good to hear, Ryan. I'm glad to hear of another victory for medium gauge strings!